Chris Pronger

Chris Chelios & Chris Pronger On Alumni Games, Modern D

... Reddit Mail. Former rivals Chris Chelios and Chris Pronger were a part of the NHL’s jam-packed New Year’s weekend, featuring the Winter Classic and Centennial Classic. Though fierce battles were a regular between the physical defenders, the hatchet was buried long ago. After Chelios skated with the Red Wings at the Centennial Classic Alumni Game, he headed to St. Louis for “The Coors Light Beer Summit” at Paddy O’s bar, nestled in a parking lot behind Busch Stadium. He was joined by Pronger, who skated in the Winter Classic Alumni Game , his first on-ice NHL event since retiring. Though the rainy morning had many worrying whether the Winter Classic would start on time, Paddy O’s was filled with revelers, beer in hand, ready to hear stories from the Hall of Famers and celebrate the city’s rich hockey history. But before the Beer Summit began, Pronger and Chelios sat down with The Hockey Writers to talk about outdoor classics, alumni games and how the game has changed for blue liners. Embed from Getty Images. The Hockey Writers: How was your experience with ...

Chris Pronger

... dark, you're always wanting to be away from people, and you turn into a bit of a loner. You don't want to hang out with people, and you don't want to go out because stuff either bothers you or you just don't feel good. You start eating like crap, it just spirals, and one day, you're like, "All right, I don't want to be fat, I don't want to feel like this anymore," and ultimately, you've just got to make a decision. I've always had pretty good willpower and discipline as a player, and at some point, you've just got to say, "This is what I'm doing, and I'm going to get out of it.". __link__: Have you talked to anyone who has suffered a concussion and given them advice. Pronger: Yeah, I talked to a few guys. Some were active, some were retired. Some of them were still really affected by the symptoms. You run into a door, everyday occurrences that happen all the time that you don't think will affect you do for somebody who struggles with concussion symptoms. You've really got to be cognizant of what you're doing at all times. You've got to be really focused and concentrate on taking care of yourself, eating right and doing all the things that ...

Pronger To Suit Up For Blues Alumni

... another one of Pronger’s ex-teammates, said he’s glad to be on the Blues’ roster for this game. “I’d hate to be on the other team,” Tkachuk said. “He’s just one of those guys you hate to play against. He was so good, but you didn’t realize how good he was until you practiced with him every day. He made you a better player because it forced you to raise your level.”. Blues coach Ken Hitchcock, who worked with Pronger at the Olympic level, said: “He brought an attitude that forced you to play with an attitude. I haven’t seen very many players do that. Maybe Messier a little bit, but I never saw a player that could have that type of influence. He brought things to a whole other level just based on his nastiness.”. Blues defenseman Kevin Shattenkirk caught Pronger on the tail end of his career, but saw enough to “realize that if I were rushing a puck, I would just dump it in if I was going in on his side.”. Don’t tell the Blackhawks, but truth be told. Pronger won’t be as interested in the rough stuff Saturday as he will be helping the Blues score goals. He and wife Lauren will be donating $200 for ...

Iggy Left Off Nhl 100 Greatest List

... Eric Lindros and Chris Pronger. Before all you Philadelphia Flyers fans fly off the handle, let me explain. I am not saying that Lindros and Pronger were not great players. They definitely were. A lot of awards and accomplishments between them. What I am saying is that there is one player who, in my opinion, should have made the list before Lindros and Pronger. That player is Jarome Iginla. Eric Lindros rubbed me, and a lot of other people wrong right from the start of his NHL career. I loved him as a Junior player winning the Gold for Team Canada in 1990 and 1991. Then in the 1991 NHL Entry Draft, he lost about 50% of my respect when he shunned the Quebec Nordiques by not putting on the jersey of the team who drafted him, and furthermore refused to play for them. I personally would give ...

Chris Pronger Takes Out Justin Bieber In All-star Celebrity Game

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Pavel Bure Of Vancouver Canucks Makes Nhl's Top 100, Bo Horvat The All-star

... up plenty of conversation when it named its 100 greatest players of all time—part of the celebration to commemorate the league's 100 th anniversary. I was happy to see that they didn't try to rank the players in any kind of order. It's hard enough to narrow 100 years down to only 100 guys when there are 267 male players in the Hockey Hall of Fame—and that number doesn't include current or recently-retired players. Still, nice to see one Vancouver Canucks draft pick make the list. Pavel Bure earned his two Rocket Richard trophies as a member of the Florida Panthers but he played 428 of his 702 NHL games and scored 254 of his 437 goals as a Canuck. Here's a highlight package to remind you of the thrills Bure generated when he took to the ice. Two other short-term Canucks also made the list: Mark Messier and Mats ...

Mischa Barton Says She Was Drugged While Celebrating Her Birthday

... carpet debut as a couple Saturday at Entertainment Weekly’s pre-SAG Awards party. According to E! News , the two posed for photos while drinking “celebratory cocktails.” Duff broke up with her previous boyfriend, Jason Walsh, in December after about five months of dating. Sorry, Chris Pronger (left), but pushing Justin (right) into a wall won’t get “Sorry” out of your head. (AP). Justin is still waiting for his participation trophy. Justin Bieber took part Saturday in the 2017 NHL All-Star Celebrity Shootout, where he was slammed into the glass by former NHL player Chris Pronger. Although Bieber missed two penalty shots, he scored a goal as time expired, prompting actor Cuba Gooding Jr., who scored the winning goal, to joke, “Twenty-five shots later, thank God he made it.” Bieber also picked up an assist on Eric Lindros’ goal. — AP. (Getty Images). J. Lo has always wanted to stomp on her relatives. At a celebration ...

Justin Bieber Gets Hit, Bounces Back In Celeb Hockey Game

... of NHL hockey and the Staples Center glass Saturday, courtesy of NHL great Chris Pronger. The pop star responded by showing off skills that would not have looked out of place in his native Canada during a celebrity exhibition game. Bieber was driven into the boards in the first half by a laughing Pronger, who spent 18 years in the league as a hard-nosed defenseman. The singer responded with an empty-net goal and an assist as Team Gretzky beat Team Lemieux 5-3 in the 2017 NHL All-Star Celebrity Shootout. Bieber did not look out of place while sharing the ice with current NHL stars Connor Mc David of the Edmonton Oilers and the Chicago Blackhawks ' Patrick Kane , along with a host of retired greats and hockey-loving entertainment figures. Although he did miss two penalty shots, Bieber scored a goal as time expired, prompting actor Cuba Gooding Jr. to joke, ...

Pronger Sees Gig With Player Safety Department As Stepping Stone To Gm Job

... to GM job. Jan 8, 2017. Chris Pronger turned heads when he took a job making decisions on player discipline, but sees it as a valuable step toward his ultimate goal of becoming an NHL GM. There were many people, I am quite certain, who raised an eyebrow when it was announced Chris Pronger was joining the National Hockey League’s Player Safety Department as a director. You mean the Chris Pronger who was suspended eight times for a total of 22 games in his career? That Chris Pronger. Well, it’s true. Pronger has been on the job since 2014 keeping an eye on the players who step out of line and making recommendations to the department’s head, former NHL defenseman Stephane Quintal. The same ruthless player who admits he crossed over the line as a player now is on the side of the law. To Pronger, his inclusion in helping decide who should be punished for ...

These Old Blues Used To Thrill Fans. Saturday, They Were Thrilled To Get Back On The Ice

... around 50 degrees during the Blues-Blackhawks alumni game at Busch Stadium on Saturday, Gretzky recalled the frigid days when he learned the skills that turned him into the greatest hockey player in NHL history. “I’d say most of the guys who played today kind of grew up in that sort of era,” Gretzky said when asked about the outdoor hockey rinks most NHL players remember from their youth. “We grew up on outdoor rinks and ponds and frozen lakes and backyards. That’s how we started playing the game of hockey. “We weren’t thrown into beautiful warm artificial ice arenas when we were kids. We were thrown out to the 30-below-zero and wearing a toque and a scarf and freezing and our hands numb and our feet numb when we came in. That’s what’s wonderful and what makes the game great.”. No one got ...

Joel Embiid Has Some Dope Slippers

... 28, 2017. If that's not enough for you, check out this awesome AP photo of the Biebs' moneymaker getting smushed into the glass. Eric Lindros' goal in celebrity game assisted by. Justin Bieber. Goal scored by No. 88 Eric Lindros, assisted by No. 6 Justin Bieber. That’s a real thing that happened. As part of the All-Star festivities taking place in Los Angeles, a star-studded roster of former NHL players and a handful of celebrities took part in the All-Star Celebrity Shootout. Lindros was on a line with Connor Mc David and Bieber and the pop star assisted on a goal scored by the Hall of Famer. Seriously. Here’s proof. — Marina Molnar (@mkmolnar) January 28, 2017. It wasn’t pretty, but Lindros was there to clean up after Bieber’s miss on the breakaway. The All-Star festivities continue tonight at 7 p.m. on NBCSN where Wayne Simmonds will participate in three events of the NHL All-Star Skills Competition and then tomorrow at 3:30 ...

Ilya Bryzgalov Conquers Fear Of Bears At 2017 Nhl All-star Game

... Casln 5 Iew. — bryzgoalie 30 (@bryzgoalie 30) January 30, 2017. The former Flyers netminder posed with Boston Bruins mascot "Blades the Bruin" during his time in Los Angeles covering the NHL All-Star Game for The Players' Tribune. Let's take a quick trip in the way-back machine for a quick refresher as to why this is Twitter gold. Before the Flyers' 2012 playoff series with Pittsburgh began, Bryzgalov proclaimed he did not fear the Penguins and he only feared bears. His reasoning is quite sobering. A while ago, Bryzgalov saw photos of someone he knew being killed by a bear during a hunting trip. Still, Bryzgalov's answer became another soundbite that went viral. "I’m not afraid of anything," Bryzgalov said. "I’m afraid of bears, but bears in the forest.". As a result, Penguins fans taunted Bryzgalov during Games 1 and 2 in Pittsburgh, dressing up as polar and brown bears. In a series that saw a total of 56 ...